(ANS – Rome) – The statistical data of the Salesian Society as of Dec. 31, 2009, was presented publicly on January 25. There are 15,952 Salesians in the world (including bishops and novices). A study of these statistics was among the subjects dealt with by the General Council at the end of their winter plenary […]
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Collaboration Hans-Jürgen Dörrich from Jugend Dritte Welt (JDW) in Bonn left New Rochelle on Sunday evening, returning to Bonn on Monday morning, January 25. The staff of Salesian Missions and the province leadership in N.R. are most grateful for his presence and assistance in the first 12 days of dealing with the Haiti emergency. Salesian
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International Assistance News reports for several days have told of refugees leaving Port-au-Prince for other parts of the country. Many, they say, have headed to Les Cayes, miles to the west of the capital on the southern coast. There is a Salesian school and a youth center there with three confreres. An influx of refugees
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(ANS – Port-Au-Prince) – Since the earthquake that struck the Caribbean nation of Haiti yesterday at 4:53 p.m. local time, communications with that country have been very difficult. The Salesians have learned that Brother Hubert Sanon, age 85, is among the victims. Father Harold Bernard, age 38, was missing under the ruins for some time
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Greetings everyone! I hope this finds you well and in good preparation for Christmas! It is hard to believe that it is already upon us — I found it even harder while in Africa where instead of a cold winter wind that burns your face, it was simply the sun that would burn! To say
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So I made it to Ethiopia with no problem. The volunteers were at the airport waiting for me with one of the Salesians at 2am! I made it to bed around 4 or 5am after showering and getting situated. Right as I was going to bed, the “call to prayer” was being sounded by the
Cardinal Zen Ze-kiun, SDB visited the offices of Salesian Missions. While there, the Salesian Cardinal addressed the staff of Salesian Missions and told them of the difficulties and realities of China and asked for all of the staff’s prayers. Cardinal Zen was elected to the College of Cardinals back in 2006 and has been called
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On a typical weekend, 200 to 300 young people gather at the San Jose Oratory where Miriam Hernandez, a Salesian Lay Missioner originally from St Dominic Savio in Bellflower, CA, starts her daily ministry. In August 2009, Miriam began a one-year mission assignment working in the oratory. Miriam’s daily schedule is pretty intense. She starts
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New Rochelle, N.Y. — After four weeks of orientation at three sites, 23 young women and men (18 women, 5 men) were commissioned as Salesian Lay Missionaries (SLMs) on Saturday, August 8. Fr. Thomas Dunne, superior of the New Rochelle Province (SUE), presided over an early morning Mass at the Don Bosco Retreat Center in
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March 8, 2009 – Seven men and women recently came to Don Bosco Hall on the campus of the University of California, Berekely, to discern the call to become Salesian Lay Missioners. The candidates arrived on Friday, March 13th, and departed on Sunday. Topics covered during the weekend included: “Who Are the Salesians?”, “Who Are
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